Gigi Cafe

Comes here twice a week and this is my 1^st experience with an inept cashier and a manager that is unpleasant. Went to pay my order and we get a discount with the school located near by.
Told the cashier that I have a discount and she didn’t hear me and just ran the full price. When I realize I wasn’t given the discount, her response was «sorry, next time». This is her standing there telling me that whilst chewing her finger nails. Eww!
The manager standing next to her say I need to tell her for the discount which I did. So instead of offering to cancel the charge and repurchase. They just stood there and stare at me. Well this is what I would say Next time I would bring my business elsewhere.

I’v pretty much tried almost every soup, sandwich and wrap here… Liked all of them and the staff is great
Just had their new quinoa bowl… amazing

Went for lunch after a college visit at FIT– amazing custom salads which I ordered and the employees were all very kind and friendly. The soups and sandwiches looked good too and the personal sized desserts look delicious! Good prices too

I’ve become a regular because they make some pretty good sandwiches and wraps. Really convenient place to pop in and get some food quickly. Staff are courteous.

Amazing quality salad bar. One of the best I’ve tried in NYC and the flat price is awesome. They also got free WiFi and lots of seating room.

Outstanding Service and Prices. 2 breakfast sandwiches, 2 coffees and 2 pastries for $ 12.50. We thought that the cashier made an error. Very friendly and welcoming… Loved this place.

The food and coffee quality aren’t bad, but don’t go here unless you want to hear music blasted at an extremely high volume. This is not a place you go to to sit and sip a coffee while you read or do something that requires concentration. The music will chase you away, and you’ll quickly realize this is a place for take-​out only.

For $ 1 off
**They deleted my previous review and I didn’t get notified accordingly; pretty odd given 3 stars exceeds the uniformly negative opinion of the place**
Pastries are price-​labeled, but the drinks are not, and they clearly range in price pretty drastically. Went instead with the Baked Lays for $ 1.36 from one of the multiple Levelup + Belly-​equipped registers.

Coffee, egg, spinach, tomato breakfast sandwich soo good first thing in the morning. This place is clean, food is fresh and people friendly.

Plenty of seating if you want to eat and then just chill out. The breakfast is the best here though. Wish there was more variety for lunch and dinner. Good place overall.

Pretty disappointed with my food, I came here on a whim because it was clean looking and I went 5 hours without eating. I didn’t want to base how it would be on reviews. Service wasn’t bad, staff was friendly except the cashier was a tad moody.
The food seemed fresh but unfortunately it didn’t taste that way. My wrap… Wasn’t terrible but it didn’t seem to be made today. My tomatoes in it were pretty frozen, the whole thing was just mushy I ended up losing my appetite and ate only half. I’m a big dessert addict so I thought I’d tried the Oreo mousse cake, this too felt old. It was really chewy and sticky. The consistency was as if it were taffy.
The bathroom was pretty gross too, if this place worked on the food quality and freshness then I could see it being 5 stars.

This usta be my go to spot a bit pricey but was great for getting something in a rush rene nice person willing to help as much as possible one time it was packed a manager helped me with my order but when I got my food it was burned n tasted like plastic was melted in the cheese. Smh

Gigi is between the subway exit and my office, so I’ve been getting my morning coffee there for about 2 years. There was always this mean salad bar lady who would yell at people for taking too long, but for some reason they made her a cashier.
She regularly raises her voice at customers, rolls her eyes, and today she took my order, then proceeded to ring me up on a register at the other end of the counter. When I did not notice that she had switched registers, she yelled at me and then made fun of me to her (uncomfortable) coworkers in spanish. While I was standing right there.
A couple of months ago, she sternly reprimanded me for not smiling at her, remarking «DO YOU EVER SMILE?» Well not at when I’m having to interact with you before I’ve had a drop of coffee. It’s Monday morning, 8 am, and you’re acting like an insolent teenager.
Another time she got my order wrong (large coffee, black… incredibly simple), and when I tried to correct her, she rolled her eyes before slowly and begrudgingly correcting the order.
The only time I’ve ever seen her act kindly was with hot guys that she would flirt with, holding up the line.
As of Monday morning, I’m finding a new coffee place. This woman is unbearable.

I ordered their Garden & Quinoa salad on a Saturday as part of a company-​account lunch order. When it arrived, I was disappointed to see that it was one of those prepackaged salads in a plastic container. It definitely did not give off a fresh smell when I opened it, and tasted even less so. I suppose I shouldn’t expect much on a Saturday but to sell 2-​day old salad seems a bit much.
I ate 3 bites and then was done. It was edible but the smell was just too much.

Typically, I get their salads. I like the pick-​it-​yourself-​customizable-​greens situation they’ve got going on. It looks like it’s the cleanest Gigi’s in a good 1 – 2 mile radius.
The only «problem» I find sometime, is that they give me too many salad choices (but sometimes not the right ones!) Yesterday, I was there and they didn’t have kale or beets. And that, was beat.
Occasionally, they’ll have pasta specials which is amazing. Pasta, slathered with all the fixings that you’d love and want on your penne loveliness. At a great price.
Service (especially at the food bar) is great as well. They’re extremely nice, fast, and polite. It’s a good place to get your quick chow.

The Unilocal system kept bugging me to review this place so I will, but my experience is limited to breakfast after a long bus ride from Philly to NYC. My partner and I both got the breakfast sandwiches which were very good. It’s your basic bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll. The bacon was turkey bacon. Everything on the menu appears to be health conscious, which is good. I think this is a spacious food café for someone who needs a quick meal at an affordable price.

They sometimes offer a deal for lunch if you grab one of their combos. I ordered online and picked it up at the front counter. The ladies checking out were very nice. When you pay with a card, they make you sign the receipt with a Sharpie. You keep the top «signed» portion and your signature doesn’t even come though on the copies they keep because you tend to not press down hard on a Sharpie… oh well…
The ½ sandwich and cup of soup is very small. The sandwich was smaller than the cup the soup came in. It was also advertised as «Lump Crab Cake Sandwich.» When you use the terminology of «Lump» you kind of expect real crab meat not imitation crab. There’s nothing lump about those red colored sticks of processed pollock and starch glue. I didn’t expect a lot of crab from the price but they still should not be lying to the customer and not have any crab at all with that verbiage. Plus they oddly top it with cheese and slightly spiced mayo. Maybe they ran out of the roasted peppers and onions described in the menu and subbed it with cheese?
The Chicken Noodle soup was boring and watered down. The broth also tasted more vegetable than chicken with small pieces of carrot, celery and chicken meat clumped on the bottom.
The food was edible but I won’t be returning. There are enough fresh lunch places in the area that don’t try to skimp every chance they get, lie to the customer, and actually offer real deals to get people in the door during lunch.

Unfortunately, most people that drop into Gigi Café are on the go & don’t have time to look up reviews. I normally wouldn’t waist my time reviewing a fast food joint, but I have had enough with this place.
What’s too bad is the food is actually good, great selection, and it’s extremely conveniently located to my daily routine. But unfortunately, their great food is masked by a horrible staff. (Not all of them. There are a couple nice guys behind he sandwich bar). But the salad girls & cashier girls are consistently rude and disrespectful almost every time I have gone in there. At first I thought «whatever» cause I’m in and out. But I don’t appreciate being treated poorly for no apparent reason when I am spending my money supporting a business. It’s amazing that people like that are even employed!
Great food, but management needs to change up the staff or I think a lot of people will go somewhere where they don’t have to deal with shitty attitudes. It’s New York, plenty of other places to choose from!

I’m sorry, but I can’t see why this place only has a 3-​star rating! I love this joint! I mean, fresh-​made juices and smoothies, ready-​made vegetarian food, a hearty deli, healthy snacks and free wifi! What more could you want?
Consider it a café with healthy choices everywhere you look. You can literally bring your computer into this place, set up shop, grab something from the «Grab and go» or get something from the deli, and call it a day. Even if you’re on the go!
The only thing I think they can improve is a maybe a little more warmth, definitely a little more cleanliness. A lot of those tables were kind of dirty when I walked up to them. But a quick swipe with a napkin and I was good to go. And that’s saying a LOT for this clean-​freak over here.
Add that to the fact that prices are pretty reasonable for a healthy joint. I don’t care what you guys say — Gigi is nothing fancy, but it definitely does the job for me!

I have only tried their pasta station… so I could not really comment on the quality of the sandwiches and soup (which according to my boyfriend to be quite delicious). I came in one day after seeing their pasta special… $ 6.99, which is not a bad deal in the area. The first red flag of their pasta station was the conductive stovetops. Second, I was told that you could get only three toppings for pasta special. If you get the normal fourth topping, it will be $ 2. To me, that just seems not a classy movie. Seriously, how much will it cost to get some onion? I got the pesto fettuccine and it was absolutely abhorrent. The pasta was lukewarm (I ate it there!) and there were at least three full table spoons of pure grease at the bottom. It WAS horrific.
I am going going back to Sunac… they are gourmet in comparison to Gigi.